AWA - AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

AWA WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY

2.Buck Zumhofe06/19/83-Hamburg, MN Bobby Heenan defeated Buck Zumhofe several times but was not named the Champion because he exceeded the weight limit.

3.Steve Regal03/25/84-St. Paul, MN

4.Buck Zumhofe [2]11/28/85-St. Paul, MN Vacated in July, 1986 when Buck Zumhofe is sent to prison.

5.Mike Graham *1988

6.Jim BacklundDecember 1988-Tampa, FL * Recognized as the sixth champion by FMW in Japan but not by AWA may have defeated Graham for the title.

7.Lee Gak-soo04/01/90-Tokyo, JAPAN Vacated September,1990 when Lee quits FMW Buck Zumhofe was recognized as the Champion by AWA after defeating Johnny Stewart on 08/11/90 in Rochester, MN, but his title was abandoned when the AWA closed in 1991

8.Katsuji Ueda09/25/90-Nagoya, JAPAN Defeated Jim Backlund.

9.Jim Backlund [2]11/05/90-Tokyo, JAPAN

10.Ricky Fuji05/29/91-Tokyo, JAPAN

11.Mark Starr08/24/91-Tokyo, JAPAN

12.Katsuji Ueda [2]08/31/91-Chiba, JAPAN

13.Dr. Luther03/23/92-Saitama, JAPAN AWA Light Heavyweight Title was renamed WWA World Martial Arts Jr. Heavyweight Title in April, 1992. Luther lost the title to Katsuji Ueda on 09/07/92 in Saitama, JAPAN